The first dengue fever outbreak appeared in Ha Tinh

(Baohatinh.vn) - According to CDC Ha Tinh, cases of dengue fever are appearing in Hai Thanh village, Song Tri ward and this is the first outbreak in the province since the beginning of the year.

On July 14, patient DCT (born in 2008, residing in Hai Thanh village, Song Tri ward) showed symptoms of high fever above 38 degrees Celsius accompanied by severe headache, loss of appetite, muscle pain, joint pain, and pain in both eye sockets. The patient went to Ky Loi Medical Station for examination and prescription. On July 16, the patient was tested for dengue fever by medical staff and the result was positive for NS1Ag.

Authorities have sprayed to kill adult mosquitoes for nearly 100 households within a 200m radius from the DCT patient's house.

After the dengue fever case was detected, the leaders of CDC Ha Tinh and specialized departments were directly present at the site, coordinating with Hoanh Son Medical Center and local authorities to urgently deploy epidemic prevention and control measures to prevent the disease from spreading widely. At the same time, they investigated suspected dengue fever cases and conducted rapid tests.

Through rapid testing, 2 more cases were found positive for dengue fever and 2 cases with fever and suspected symptoms of the disease.

Leaders of CDC Ha Tinh inspected Hai Thanh village (Song Tri ward).

After conducting a field inspection in Hai Thanh village (Song Tri ward), Director of the provincial CDC Nguyen Chi Thanh requested the Medical Center and local authorities to step up propaganda on disease prevention and control measures on the loudspeaker system; strengthen monitoring, request suspected cases to immediately go to medical facilities for timely monitoring and treatment; closely monitor households around the patient's house, organize a campaign to mobilize people to clean the environment, kill mosquito larvae to prevent disease...

Since the beginning of the year, the province has recorded 19 isolated cases of dengue fever and 1 outbreak in Hai Thanh village.

Source: https://baohatinh.vn/xuat-hien-o-dich-sot-xuat-huyet-dau-tien-tai-ha-tinh-post291980.html